Jean Doll, I believe this is the same car. He moved to Beverly Hills(Fl) and these folks bought it from him. They stand to make a hefty profit at the BIN price tag. Jim
I thought it was the same car. There was something else that the car needed to have fixed that had slipped my mind. ( Hey, it's been a few years. I'm not as young as I used to be. ) The outer wheel wells inside of both quarters were completetly rusted out. If you were to stick your hand up inside the top of the wheel openings and felt around, you'd find nothing but jagged metal and holes. The bodyman ( it wasn't us ) who welded in new quarter panels never fixed the rotted out outer wheel wells, so the new quarters were not welded to anything around the lip. They were just hanging there. You would have to cut the quarter panels back off to correct the rust problem in there. Maybe that's why the car has been up for sale so many times. It's still a good car, but it did need work when we saw it last. Maybe it still does. Hard to say without actually seeing it in person.
Why would it NOT matter if it was 1 of 10? If that's the truth and it's provable, the car is worth MORE to a true collector. Of course it matters.
How could the company know this? there was no special serial number for Stallions, and most DMV's wouldn't take note of stuff like special packages, when the cars are registered (it was 1976!)....some states don't even keep track of old cars with titles....I tried to look them up, and there website is gone..... Either way, if it's an Ohio car, which the title states, I would have a good look at it before I dished out 6500!
my thoughts exactly. i dunno how many cars ive pulled out of ohio that run/drove but were so far gone i parted them out. it looks nice, no doubt in that but whoever buys it would need to check out the "rust issues" closely before making the purchase
Ohio cars are not always rust buckets!!! My car ,when I first got it, sat outside most of it's life. It didn't really get rusty until after I parked it at the age of 18(my age). When I got my 81 4 eye stang(love those cars). So I could do some modifications. However, it did rust real quick after sitting for 18 mths before I had enough funds to get it done the way I wanted to with what money a young man had at the time,,,,Front hood lip rusted out quick....both rear quarters and drivers side floor pan. I got a fiberglass grabber hood, patched the 1/4s as best as I could at the time( inexprd as I was) I cut out the floor pan and welded in another one I found at a junkyard that was rust free. The 1/4s have since popped but everything else is still rust free.( I got good replacements this time around. I like cars that have some rust.....in my case it makes it very easy to decide to do a rsstomod, and cut suiff up without regret. Give me a perfect rust free Mav and or comet and I would do a concourse resto.....then again I would buy a rusty one(to a point) just to give me the excuse to cut it up!!!! Point is just cuz it is an ohio car does not mean it isn't worth fixing up!!! I would temper that enthusiasm with a thorough inspectiin of course!!!
They prolly did a DMV search across the US.....I am sure there are more than they say as it would seem likely that some are still around that are titled just maverick on the title.....instead of maverick stallion!!! etc.... ....or they could just be throwing numbers out their bum to help sell the car.... I never really thought having a stallion, grabber, stabber, GT etc....IMHO change the value that much on these cars as they are typically easy to replicate.....after all it is really just cosmetic packages!!!!
I remember the previous owner throwing that paper/research around. Bottom line: NO WAY does any company know if there are only 10 left. It is a guess at best.
If it's the same car, my father almost bought it years ago. There was problem in the shackle area if i remember right. Anyway, it was not the right color for my father so he passed.
